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On Oct. 31 From Left: explosive ordnance disposal technicians, Sgt. Sean D. Pinckney, 30, a native of Jeffersonville, Ind., Staff Sgt. John Pado and Sgt. Harry W. Parker, 34, a native of Cedar Hill, Texas, perform a controlled explosive detonation while counteracting improvised explosive devices in Al Anbar Province. 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is deployed with I MEF (FWD) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (MNF-W) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Ryan L. Tomlinson)

Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq (Oct. 30, 2006) - Polish army soldiers and U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three (EODMU-3), provide security for other team members as they conduct official business at the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price

[*******#333333][FONT=Arial]A U.S. Navy sailor of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, left, and a Polish army soldier, provide security for other team members as they conduct official business at the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq.[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1]U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

[*******#333333][FONT=Arial]U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Donnie Walkey loads 107 mm rockets into the team vehicle at the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2006, for transport to Camp Echo, Iraq. Walkey is assigned to the U.S. Navy's EOD Mobile Unit 3, which responded to a request from the local Iraqi police headquarters to recover a cache of explosives found by policemen during a checkpoint vehicle search.[/FONT][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma]U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[*******#333333][FONT=Arial]U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Brundage carries one of several Katiush Rockets out of the Iraqi police headquarters in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2006, for transport to Camp Echo, Iraq. Brundage is an explosive ordnance disposal tecnician assigned to the U.S. Navy EOD Mobile Unit 3, which responded to the Iraqi police headquarters to recover a cache of explosives found by policemen during a checkpoint vehicle search.[/FONT][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma]U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

The pics are of Marine Corps and Navy EOD techs. They are not SF guys, the Navy does do SOF support and so do certain Marine Corps techs, but they are not "Special Ops" in quite the way you're probably thinking. The techs in these pics seem to be doing pretty straight forward response type stuff. They just manage to look very high speed while doing it - you gotta give 'em props for style!

MrJack,

That my friend is a Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle or JERRV, also known as the Cougar.

The pics are of Marine Corps and Navy EOD techs. They are not SF guys, the Navy does do SOF support and so do certain Marine Corps techs, but they are not "Special Ops" in quite the way you're probably thinking. The techs in these pics seem to be doing pretty straight forward response type stuff.

Job Overview:

Only the most dedicated, motivated, and physically fit Sailors make up the U.S. Navy’s elite Special Operations community of SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen (SWCCs), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians (EOD), and Fleet Divers. They carry out difficult and often dangerous missions. If you have what it takes, there could be a number of challenging opportunities ahead for you.

The Navy has a slightly different use for the term "special operations" than other services. SEALs, SWCC, and support staff are classified as Special Warfare, while EOD, Divers and a few other rates all fall under Special Operations.